Archaeonavall/Shutterstock In the modern naval battlespace, naval ships need highly capable radar systems to track targets for multiple purposes. Modern naval vessels can no longer track only singular targets but must scan and track multiple targets and threats on the water and in the air at the same time. The U.S. Navy's modern workhorse radar is the AN/SPY-6 active electronically scanned array (AESA) series, capable of tracking hundreds of targets simultaneously. The radars use digital beamforming to steer radar beams, rather than the mechanically driven methods seen on legacy radars. This enables simultaneous tracking. The AN/SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar…